What's New in Health: May 5, 2008 Archives

May 5, 2008

FDA: Teen insulin pumps risky

Insulin pumps are used by tens of thousands of teenagers worldwide with Type 1 diabetes, but they can be risky and have been linked to injuries and even deaths, a review by federal regulators finds....

CNN.com - May 5, 2008

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/05/05/insulin.pumps.ap/index.html?eref=rss_health

Posted at 1:41 PM

Needle-free device delivers pain-free analgesia

A new needle-free device that delivers a local anesthetic to the skin promises to help make delivering drugs and drawing blood less painful for children....

Reuters - May 5, 2008

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSCOL56005720080505?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

Posted at 1:35 PM

Doctors suggest guidelines for care in disasters

Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding whom to let die.
Now, an influential group of physicians has drafted a grimly specific list of recommendations for which patients would not be treated. They include the very elderly, seriously hurt trauma victims, severely burned patients and those with severe dementia....

baltimoresun.com - May 5, 2008

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.pandemic05may05,0,626753.story?track=rss

Posted at 12:55 PM